Broken Arrow (1996)

Broken Arrow poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $70,645,997Details
International Box Office $77,700,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $148,345,997
OpusData ID: 6970100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,583,510 (22.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,388 opening theaters/2,392 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $180,770,637

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $70,645,997
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $77,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,362 $148,345,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 320 $70,645,997
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $77,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $148,345,997

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 1996 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 21st, 1997 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong action violence and language
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Betrayal, Treason, Mercenaries
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 92 $13,459,777 Feb 16, 1996 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 44 $35,659,269 Feb 16, 1996 10

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900) 867 $180,770,637
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 937 $70,645,997
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 20 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 588 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 528 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 286 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 320 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $70,645,997

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 1996 1 $15,583,510   2,388 $6,526   $15,583,510 1
Feb 16, 1996 1 $13,459,777 -14% 2,392 $5,627   $33,810,468 2
Feb 23, 1996 2 $8,394,896 -38% 2,372 $3,539   $44,793,660 3
Mar 1, 1996 4 $6,040,125 -28% 2,277 $2,653   $52,972,197 4
Mar 8, 1996 6 $4,231,906 -30% 1,929 $2,194   $58,785,637 5
Mar 15, 1996 7 $2,197,449 -48% 1,632 $1,346   $62,293,926 6
Mar 22, 1996 10 $1,478,840 -33% 1,463 $1,011   $64,628,286 7
Mar 29, 1996 15 $824,921 -44% 980 $842   $65,943,547 8
Apr 5, 1996 19 $612,936 -26% 786 $780   $66,824,846 9
Apr 12, 1996 21 $516,220 -16% 687 $751   $67,602,450 10
Apr 19, 1996 18 $487,019 -6% 620 $786   $68,256,768 11
Apr 26, 1996 20 $431,717 -11% 513 $842   $68,841,939 12
May 3, 1996 26 $285,632 -34% 507 $563   $69,266,639 13
May 10, 1996 32 $165,641 -42% 395 $419   $69,549,450 14
May 17, 1996 35 $125,642 -24% 294 $427   $69,735,257 15
May 24, 1996 28 $235,608 +88% 345 $683   $70,153,881 16
May 31, 1996 32 $141,632 -40% 185 $766   $70,450,029 17
Jun 7, 1996 36 $86,309 -39% 108 $799   $70,640,985 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 1996 2 $20,350,691   2,388 $8,522   $20,350,691 1
Feb 16, 1996 1 $16,048,073 -21% 2,392 $6,709   $36,398,764 2
Feb 23, 1996 2 $10,533,308 -34% 2,372 $4,441   $46,932,072 3
Mar 1, 1996 4 $7,621,659 -28% 2,277 $3,347   $54,553,731 4
Mar 8, 1996 6 $5,542,746 -27% 1,929 $2,873   $60,096,477 5
Mar 15, 1996 7 $3,052,969 -45% 1,632 $1,871   $63,149,446 6
Mar 22, 1996 11 $1,969,180 -35% 1,463 $1,346   $65,118,626 7
Mar 29, 1996 16 $1,093,284 -44% 980 $1,116   $66,211,910 8
Apr 5, 1996 18 $874,320 -20% 786 $1,112   $67,086,230 9
Apr 12, 1996 20 $683,519 -22% 687 $995   $67,769,749 10
Apr 19, 1996 18 $640,473 -6% 620 $1,033   $68,410,222 11
Apr 26, 1996 20 $570,785 -11% 513 $1,113   $68,981,007 12
May 3, 1996 27 $402,802 -29% 507 $794   $69,383,809 13
May 10, 1996 31 $225,806 -44% 395 $572   $69,609,615 14
May 17, 1996 27 $308,658 +37% 294 $1,050   $69,918,273 15
May 24, 1996 23 $390,124 +26% 345 $1,131   $70,308,397 16
May 31, 1996 27 $246,279 -37% 185 $1,331   $70,554,676 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $77,700,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $77,700,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 19 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,122 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 590 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 434 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 149 $77,700,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,362 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $148,345,997
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 22 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 375 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $148,345,997

Leading Cast

John Travolta    Vic Deakins
Christian Slater    Riley Hale

Supporting Cast

Samantha Mathis    Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo    Colonel Max Wilkins
Frank Whaley    Giles Prentice
Bob Gunton    Pritchett
Howie Long    Kelly
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes
Jack Thompson    Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vyto Ruginis    Johnson
Ousaun Elam    Lt. Thomas
Shaun Toub    Max
Casey Biggs    Novacek
Jeffrey J. Stephen    Shepherd
Joey Box    Frakes
Jon W. Kishi    Daly
Myke Schwartz    Brandt
Jim Palmer    Lt. Reed
Vince Deadrick Sr.    Jim
Charlie Brewer    McKeller
Gary Epper    Miller
Mario Roberts    Carl
J.N. Roberts    Moss
Kurtwood Smith    Secretary of Defense Baird
Daniel von Bargen    Air Force General Creely
Bruce E. Holman    Chairman Aid
Carmen Argenziano    General Boone
James G. Macdonald    Park Ranger Baker
French Stewart    I. R. Crewman
Jim Moyle    Pentagon Assistant
Chris Mulkey    Major Hunt
Henry Murph    Captain Johnson
Tom Waddell    Captain Wright
Rosemary Schoppman    Wanda

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Woo    Director
Graham Yost    Screenwriter
Terence Chang    Producer
Mark Gordon    Producer
Bill Badalato    Producer
Christopher Godsick    Executive Producer
Dwight Little*    Executive Producer
Holger Gross    Production Designer
John Wright    Editor
Steve Mirkovich    Editor
Joe Hutshing    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Peter Levy    Director of Photography
Allison Lyon Segan    Co-Producer
Josh McLaglen    Assistant Director
Gary H. Hymes    Second Unit Director
Bill Badalato    Unit Production Manager
William O'Brien    Art Director
Richard Goddard    Set Decorator
Michael A. Benson    Second Unit Camera
Lloyd Ahern    Additional Photography
Peter Crosman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Don Baker    Visual Effects Supervisor (Director of Photography)
Richard Thompson    Special Effects Coordinator
Jacques Stroweis    Digital Effects Supervisor
Mary Malin    Costume Designer
Dan Moore    Costume Supervisor
David Ronne    Sound Mixer
Chris Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton    Re-recording Mixer
George Watters II    Supervising Sound Editor
R.J. Palmer    Sound Editor
Suhail F. Kafity*    Sound Editor
Frank Howard    Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman    Sound Editor
F. Hudson Miller    Sound Editor
Midge Costin    Sound Editor
Gary Wright    Sound Editor
Jay Wilkinson    Sound Editor
Andy Kopetzky    Sound Editor
Adam Smalley    Music Editor
Sally Boldt    Music Editor
Curtis Roush    Music Editor
Sharon Ilson    Make up
Colleen Callaghan    Hairstylist
Donna Isaacson    Casting Director
Allan Graf    Stunt Coordinator
Brian Smrz    Stunt Coordinator (Train Stunts)
Christopher Boyes    Special Sound Effects

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,583,510 (22.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,388 opening theaters/2,392 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $180,770,637

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $70,645,997
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $77,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,362 $148,345,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 320 $70,645,997
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $77,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $148,345,997

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 1996 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 21st, 1997 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong action violence and language
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Betrayal, Treason, Mercenaries
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 92 $13,459,777 Feb 16, 1996 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 44 $35,659,269 Feb 16, 1996 10

Leading Cast

John Travolta    Vic Deakins
Christian Slater    Riley Hale

Supporting Cast

Samantha Mathis    Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo    Colonel Max Wilkins
Frank Whaley    Giles Prentice
Bob Gunton    Pritchett
Howie Long    Kelly
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes
Jack Thompson    Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vyto Ruginis    Johnson
Ousaun Elam    Lt. Thomas
Shaun Toub    Max
Casey Biggs    Novacek
Jeffrey J. Stephen    Shepherd
Joey Box    Frakes
Jon W. Kishi    Daly
Myke Schwartz    Brandt
Jim Palmer    Lt. Reed
Vince Deadrick Sr.    Jim
Charlie Brewer    McKeller
Gary Epper    Miller
Mario Roberts    Carl
J.N. Roberts    Moss
Kurtwood Smith    Secretary of Defense Baird
Daniel von Bargen    Air Force General Creely
Bruce E. Holman    Chairman Aid
Carmen Argenziano    General Boone
James G. Macdonald    Park Ranger Baker
French Stewart    I. R. Crewman
Jim Moyle    Pentagon Assistant
Chris Mulkey    Major Hunt
Henry Murph    Captain Johnson
Tom Waddell    Captain Wright
Rosemary Schoppman    Wanda

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Woo    Director
Graham Yost    Screenwriter
Terence Chang    Producer
Mark Gordon    Producer
Bill Badalato    Producer
Christopher Godsick    Executive Producer
Dwight Little*    Executive Producer
Holger Gross    Production Designer
John Wright    Editor
Steve Mirkovich    Editor
Joe Hutshing    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Peter Levy    Director of Photography
Allison Lyon Segan    Co-Producer
Josh McLaglen    Assistant Director
Gary H. Hymes    Second Unit Director
Bill Badalato    Unit Production Manager
William O'Brien    Art Director
Richard Goddard    Set Decorator
Michael A. Benson    Second Unit Camera
Lloyd Ahern    Additional Photography
Peter Crosman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Don Baker    Visual Effects Supervisor (Director of Photography)
Richard Thompson    Special Effects Coordinator
Jacques Stroweis    Digital Effects Supervisor
Mary Malin    Costume Designer
Dan Moore    Costume Supervisor
David Ronne    Sound Mixer
Chris Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton    Re-recording Mixer
George Watters II    Supervising Sound Editor
R.J. Palmer    Sound Editor
Suhail F. Kafity*    Sound Editor
Frank Howard    Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman    Sound Editor
F. Hudson Miller    Sound Editor
Midge Costin    Sound Editor
Gary Wright    Sound Editor
Jay Wilkinson    Sound Editor
Andy Kopetzky    Sound Editor
Adam Smalley    Music Editor
Sally Boldt    Music Editor
Curtis Roush    Music Editor
Sharon Ilson    Make up
Colleen Callaghan    Hairstylist
Donna Isaacson    Casting Director
Allan Graf    Stunt Coordinator
Brian Smrz    Stunt Coordinator (Train Stunts)
Christopher Boyes    Special Sound Effects

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900) 867 $180,770,637
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 937 $70,645,997
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 20 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 588 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 528 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 286 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 320 $70,645,997
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $70,645,997

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 1996 1 $15,583,510   2,388 $6,526   $15,583,510 1
Feb 16, 1996 1 $13,459,777 -14% 2,392 $5,627   $33,810,468 2
Feb 23, 1996 2 $8,394,896 -38% 2,372 $3,539   $44,793,660 3
Mar 1, 1996 4 $6,040,125 -28% 2,277 $2,653   $52,972,197 4
Mar 8, 1996 6 $4,231,906 -30% 1,929 $2,194   $58,785,637 5
Mar 15, 1996 7 $2,197,449 -48% 1,632 $1,346   $62,293,926 6
Mar 22, 1996 10 $1,478,840 -33% 1,463 $1,011   $64,628,286 7
Mar 29, 1996 15 $824,921 -44% 980 $842   $65,943,547 8
Apr 5, 1996 19 $612,936 -26% 786 $780   $66,824,846 9
Apr 12, 1996 21 $516,220 -16% 687 $751   $67,602,450 10
Apr 19, 1996 18 $487,019 -6% 620 $786   $68,256,768 11
Apr 26, 1996 20 $431,717 -11% 513 $842   $68,841,939 12
May 3, 1996 26 $285,632 -34% 507 $563   $69,266,639 13
May 10, 1996 32 $165,641 -42% 395 $419   $69,549,450 14
May 17, 1996 35 $125,642 -24% 294 $427   $69,735,257 15
May 24, 1996 28 $235,608 +88% 345 $683   $70,153,881 16
May 31, 1996 32 $141,632 -40% 185 $766   $70,450,029 17
Jun 7, 1996 36 $86,309 -39% 108 $799   $70,640,985 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 1996 2 $20,350,691   2,388 $8,522   $20,350,691 1
Feb 16, 1996 1 $16,048,073 -21% 2,392 $6,709   $36,398,764 2
Feb 23, 1996 2 $10,533,308 -34% 2,372 $4,441   $46,932,072 3
Mar 1, 1996 4 $7,621,659 -28% 2,277 $3,347   $54,553,731 4
Mar 8, 1996 6 $5,542,746 -27% 1,929 $2,873   $60,096,477 5
Mar 15, 1996 7 $3,052,969 -45% 1,632 $1,871   $63,149,446 6
Mar 22, 1996 11 $1,969,180 -35% 1,463 $1,346   $65,118,626 7
Mar 29, 1996 16 $1,093,284 -44% 980 $1,116   $66,211,910 8
Apr 5, 1996 18 $874,320 -20% 786 $1,112   $67,086,230 9
Apr 12, 1996 20 $683,519 -22% 687 $995   $67,769,749 10
Apr 19, 1996 18 $640,473 -6% 620 $1,033   $68,410,222 11
Apr 26, 1996 20 $570,785 -11% 513 $1,113   $68,981,007 12
May 3, 1996 27 $402,802 -29% 507 $794   $69,383,809 13
May 10, 1996 31 $225,806 -44% 395 $572   $69,609,615 14
May 17, 1996 27 $308,658 +37% 294 $1,050   $69,918,273 15
May 24, 1996 23 $390,124 +26% 345 $1,131   $70,308,397 16
May 31, 1996 27 $246,279 -37% 185 $1,331   $70,554,676 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $77,700,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $77,700,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 19 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,122 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 590 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 434 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $77,700,000
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 149 $77,700,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,362 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $148,345,997
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 22 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 375 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $148,345,997
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $148,345,997